单词	understating
释义	understate verb un·​der·​state ˌən-dər-ˈstāt  understated; understating; understates transitive verb 1 : to represent as less than is the case understate taxable income 2 : to state or present with restraint especially for effect Example Sentences He understated his taxable income. She's trying to understate the issue. Recent Examples on the Web Just as the incredibly high inflation in May and June was likely an aberration that overstated underlying inflation, the July numbers probably understate them. Jason Furman, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 Street Earnings understate by >10% for ~9% of S&P 500 companies. David Trainer, Forbes, 7 July 2022 But also remember that CBO’s forecast is likely to understate future debt because it is required to assume Congress will make no changes in tax law or spending. Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Official figures likely understate the true number of infections, because of inadequate testing and a lack of public awareness about the disease. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 While Street Earnings overstate profits for the majority of S&P 500 companies, as shown in Street Earnings Overstated for 67% of S&P 500 Companies in 1Q22, there are many S&P 500 companies whose Street Earnings understate their true Core Earnings. David Trainer, Forbes, 7 July 2022 To say the Pimm’s Cup is extremely British is to still somehow understate it. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 17 June 2022 The proposal, reported earlier by Bloomberg News, also calls for a 25% excise tax on stock buybacks and would close an accounting loophole on inventories that critics say allows oil companies to understate their profits and defer taxes indefinitely. Matt Egan, CNN, 14 June 2022 The Positive Impacts of Refugees Are Understated?: Nearly all studies on refugees may understate the positive impact of refugees due to limitations in the data. Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 26 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1 understating verb present participle of understate as in minimizing to say that (something) is smaller, less important, etc., than it really is He understated his taxable income. She's trying to understate the issue/problem. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance minimizing underplaying downplaying dismissing belittling denigrating disparaging de-emphasizing soft-pedaling derogating playing down depreciating deprecating decrying talking down running down crying down trashing bad-mouthing kissing off trash-talking poor-mouthing putting down Antonyms & Near Antonyms overstating exaggerating overdoing elaborating overdrawing stretching embellishing magnifying padding embroidering hedging overemphasizing fudging sensationalizing overplaying melodramatizing See More
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